On Tue, May 28, 2002 at 11:39:35PM -0500, Michael D. Schleif wrote: > > Andy Saxena wrote: > > > > On Mon, May 27, 2002 at 08:40:27PM -0500, Michael D. Schleif wrote: > > > > > > Anybody used synaptic on debian to manage rpm's? > > > > > > It is a graphical/x app that must run as root -- and, by default, root > > > cannot run x apps ;< > > > > Eh? I run X apps all the time. Heck, I can even run KDE/ Gnome as root. > > As far as I can remember, I didn't do anything special to enable this. > > > > Care to enlighten me? > > I've seen it before; and, on this new woody, root cannot start x. I've > seen this on this List, too. > > I do not know where this is configured; but, as my other post asks, I'd > like to know how to manage this. >
What is the error message you get when you type startx in the console? -Andy -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
